The Magnolia Mound Plantation is a perfect example of Creole architecture. It has raised foundations, wrap around galleries, and is made of Cyprus beams and bousillage filling. View C-SPAN video Подробнее.
The William J. Clinton Presidential Library located in the Park is home to the presidential gift collection. It includes mementos given to Clinton during his presidency. See C-SPAN video for more info Подробнее.
The Spanish and Mexican periods of California played an important role in the development of the state as it is known today. Learn more about that impact by watching this video http://cs.pn/2cdnMaH
Cleveland was the original "Motor City" until Henry Ford began producing the Model T. Watch this video to learn more about the automotive industry in Cleveland http://cs.pn/2cgUPcg
Innovator in the field of archaeology, Dr. James A. Jensen contributed heavily to the museum here at Brigham Young University. Learn more about Dr. Jensen by watching this video. http://cs.pn/2cBhph0
Sit where President Eisenhower sat and experience the Denver Press Club in its fullness, home to several Pulitzer Prizes! Learn more here http://cs.pn/2cT9eNz
Thurber is known as a wonderful American author, but it also known for his cartoons of dogs. Learn more about the Thurber House and family by watching this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
Camp Chase was used as a Union training ground and a Confederate prison camp during the Civil War. To learn more watch this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
The Rare Books and Special Collections in the Thomas Cooper Library features a collection of astronomy books and telescopes. Learn more about the collection by watching this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
CSPAN's Book TV sat down with the authors of the book "Lost Legacy of Carson Valley: The Rise and Fall of the H.F. Dangberg Rachning Empire". Learn all about the history of the Dangberg family here. Подробнее.
The Nevada State Library and Archives houses federal documents including explanations for why the federal government owns 87% of the land in Nevada. Learn more by watching this CSPAN video. Подробнее.
The neighborhood of Parkside was designed by Frederick Law Olmstead, the landscape architect of New York City's Central Park. Learn more by watching this CSPAN video. Подробнее.
The fields are one of only two in the world that have stones marking where soldiers died in battle. To learn more about the site of the Battle of Little Bighorn, watch this CSPAN video. Подробнее.
Check out the "Sixty from the '60s" exhibit to learn about 60 influential people from the 1960s including Bob Dylan and Barbara Streisand. To learn more watch this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
The Augusta Powder Works, powered by the canal, supplied gunpowder to the Confederacy during the Civil War. To learn more check out this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
The "Augusta, 1864" exhibit details the impact of General Sherman’s march across Georgia, even though his troops never entered Augusta. Learn more by watching this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
Charles Carroll was the only Catholic to sign the Declaration of Independence in 1776. To learn more watch this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
The USS Slater could go about 20 knots (~25 mph), more than twice what other merchant ships could average. To learn more watch this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
Writers frequently come to give free talks to visitors. More than 1,000 writers have given talks at the institute, including more than a dozen Nobel Laureates. To learn more watch this C-SPAN video. Подробнее.
The Committee for Public Opinion created propaganda to encourage support from Americans during World War I, contained in the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
The Women Veterans Historic Project at the University of North Carolina chronicles the integration of women into the US Military from pre WWII into the 1980s. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
"Through the Collectors' Eyes: Treasures of the Civil War" features over 150 firearms from every Southern Civil War armory in the Greensboro Historical Museum. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
Greensboro Historical Museum is home to the Dolly Madison Collection. First Lady Dolly Madison often held receptions called "squeezes" for all her citizens. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
The Texas State Library and Archives Commission houses the Texas Declaration of Independence, and other historic documents chronicling Texan equality struggles. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
Woman Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) took to the skies in WWII. At the "Fly Girls" exhibit, a former WASP recounts landing a plane after the control "stick" fell off. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
Robert de La Salle shipwrecked the La Belle when he explored the Gulf of Mexico in the 1680s. Over 300 years later, the La Belle has been discovered and restored. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
The Civil War Flags exhibit, containing one captured Confederate Flag, is the largest existing display of West Virginia Civil War battle flags. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
In West Virginia Independence Hall, politicians held constitutional conventions that led the way for West Virginia to become the 35th state in December of 1862. Watch this video for more info. Подробнее.
The first secular Indian Rights association, the Society of the American Indians, met here in 1914 to set the legislative agenda for American Indians. Watch this video for more information. Подробнее.
On the ninth floor of the library, a World War I exhibit contains literature written by soldiers about their experiences in war. For more info on the library and this exhibit, watch this video. Подробнее.
